Patriots place Hightower, Branch on PUP list

Linebacker Dont'a Hightower and defensive tackle Alan Branch are put on the active/physically unable to perform list heading into the start of training camp.

It appears as though three of the 89 players currently on the Patriots roster will not be on the field when the 2017 team conducts its first public training camp practice of the season on Thursday. Veteran linebacker Dont’a Hightower and veteran defensive tackle Alan Branch were placed on the active/physically unable to perform list by the Patriots on Monday. Undrafted free agent Andrew Jelks, an offensive tackle out of Vanderbilt, was placed on the active/non-football injury list. None of the three players participated in the team’s spring practices. The players can be activated by the team at any time this summer.